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nindalf on April 26, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Passkeys: A shattered dream

How do the private keys get synced across my devices? What's the default in the Apple, Google and Microsoft ecosystems? Devices get lost after all.

stetrain on April 26, 2024 [–]

By default they go in your cloud synced password manager for those platforms. iCloud Keychain etc.

Or you can use a third party password manager like 1Password or KeePassXC.

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